Gracing our cover is the breed’s newest Excellent-96% cow, Pacific Edge Premier Diva-ET—bred and owned by Brent Rocha of Tillamook, Ore., and named Best Bred and Owned Female at the 2025 International Jersey Show in Madison, Wis. This issue also brings you reports from Harrisburg’s Mid-Atlantic Jersey Show and the Western National in Oregon. And turn to page 18 for part two of the annual meetings’ genetic roundtable with chat from leading breeders across the United States.
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Director of Field Services: Kristin A. Paul, 209/4025679; 614/322-4495 (fax); kpaul@usjersey.com. Illinois and Wisconsin.
District 1 Manager: Scott Holcomb, 614/563-3227; sholcomb@usjersey.com. Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.
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Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and Washington.
Greg Lavan, 614/216-8838; glavan@usjersey.com. Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.
Benny Rector, 614/313-5818; brector@usjersey.com. Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and west Texas.
Jason Robinson, 614/216-5862; jrobinson@usjersey. com. Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and east Texas. Willow Voegtlen, 614/266-2419; wvoegtlen@usjersey. com. Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
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Tyler Boyd, 19784 Patricia Lane, Hilmar, CA 95324. Phone 209/585-7118; tyler.l.boyd@gmail.com. Third District. 2026.
Ted DeMent, 5252 Hallsville Rd., Kenney, IL 61749. Phone 217/725-2432; dementsjerseys@gmail.com. Second District. 2026. Rebecca Ferry, 193 Lagrange Rd., Johnstown, NY 12095. Phone 518/248-9294; dreamroadjersey@yahoo. com. First District. 2026.
Ralph Frerichs, 3117 St. Hwy. 159., La Grange, TX 78945-4226. Phone 979/249-3012; frerichs@cvctx. com. Second District. 2027.
Garry Hansen, 13025 S. Mulino Rd., Mulino, OR 97042. Phone 503/805-4411; garryajca@gmail.com. Third District. 2026.
Ethan Haywood, 1045 Solomon Rd., Hastings, MI 49058. Phone 269/945-0239; ethanhaywood@gmail. com. Second District. 2029. Jason Johnson, 154 Olde Canterbury Rd., Northwood, NH 03624. Phone 802/356-0908. jasamjohnson@gmail. com. First District. 2027. Cornell Kasbergen, see officers. Third District. 2026. Kevin Lutz, 3514 Highway 182, Lincolnton, NC 28092. Phone 704/472-7448; klutz728@gmail.com. First District. 2027. John Maxwell, 10600 275th St., Donahue, IA 527469705. Phone 563/505-1652; maxwell@tourmyfarm.com. Second District. 2026.
Elaine Noble, 6430 Coryland Rd., Gillett, PA 16925. Phone 570/537-2066; emnoble13@gmail.com. First District. 2029.
Joe Rocha, 510 3rd Street, Tillamook, OR 97141. Phone 503/812-6193; joeandsarahrocha@hotmail.com. Third District. 2029. Joe Vanderfeltz, 898 SR 706, Lawton, PA 18828; Phone 570/934-2406; jvanfel2@gmail.com. First District. 2027.
Vice President: Bradley Taylor, 106 County Road 5300, Booneville, MS 38829-9131. Phone 662/720-3598; taylorjerseyfarm@gmail.com.
Directors
Joel Albright, Joel Albright, 1855 Olive Rd., Willard, OH 44890. Phone 419/512-1756; albrightjerseys@gmail. com. District 3. 2029
Sam Bok, 11310 Krouse Rd., Defiance, OH 43512. Phone 419/782-0012; jawscows@defnet.com. District 7. 2029
Alan Chittenden, ex officio, see AJCA officers. Ralph Frerichs, ex officio, see AJCA. Jonathan Merriam,12136 Riverview Rd., Hickman, CA 95323. Phone 209/324-4983; jbmerriam.964@gmail. com. District 2. 2029.
Cornell Kasbergen, ex officio, see AJCA. John Marcoot, 526 Dudleyville Rd. Greenville, IL. 62246. Phone 618/322-7239; johnemarcoot@gmail. com. District 4. 2026.
Corey Lutz, see officers. District 8. 2026. Tom Seals, 37840 Upper Nestucca River Rd., Beaver, OR 97108. Phone 541/520-0298; jennie.seals@gmail. com. District 6. 2027.
Bradley Taylor, see officers. District 5. 2028.
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DEC.—New Mexico and Texas; Minnesota; Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska.
JAN. Southern California, Arizona, Idaho and Utah; Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado and Western Nebraska; Vermont and New Hampshire; and Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut
Deadlines
DEC. 1 —Deadline to apply for the Fred Stout Experience on-farm and marketing internships.
DEC. 1—Application process ends for Class IX of
Jersey Youth Academy.
DEC. 31—National Jersey Jug Futurity payments due for 2028 entries.
JAN. 1—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for the February evaluation release.
JAN. 15—Nominations are due in the AJCA-NAJ office for Young Jersey Breeders, Master Breeder, Distinguished Service and Meritorious Service awards.
MAR. 1—National Jersey Youth Achievement contest applications are due.
MAR. 1—National Jersey Youth Production Contest entries due. Forms available from the USJersey website.
MAR. 1 —Living Lifetime Production contest applications are due. Cows alive as of December 31, 2025, are eligible. Minimum DHIR production levels for nominating are 225,000 lbs. milk, 10,000 lbs fat, and 8,000 lbs. protein.
APR. 1—Ownership and transfer date for junior eligibility in spring national shows (California Spring Show and Northeast All-Breeds Jersey Show).
APR. 1—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for the May evaluation release.
MAY 1—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for the June evaluation release.
JUNE 1—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for the July evaluation release.
JULY 1—Applications for National Jersey Youth Scholarships due.
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Transfer Fees Effective July 1, 2014
Standard processing fee is $14.00 when transfer is received within 60 days of the date of sale of the animal to the new owner, and $17.00 when received after 60 days.
$2.00 discounts from the standard fee will be applied to individual animal transfers processed via infoJersey.com and to group transfers submitted in batch electronic files: Excel spreadsheet, report downloaded from herd management software, or a field-delimited text file. Additional discounts may apply for herds enrolled in REAP, and for intraherd and intra-farm transfers. Refer to “Fees for Programs and Services” (www.usjersey.com/fees.pdf) and call Herd Services for more information.
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JULY 1—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for the August evaluation release.
AUG. 1—Ownership and transfer date for junior eligibility for fall shows (All American, World Dairy Expo, Western National Jersey Show, and Harrisburg).
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JERSEY SALE, via Cowbuyer.com. Closeout December 18 at 12:00 noon (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com.
FEB. 28—AMPLIFY SALE, Vierra Dairy Farms, Hilmar, Calif; Triple-T, sale mgrs.
MAR. 21—MASSACHUSETTS BLUE RIBBON ALL-BREEDS CALF SALE, Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, Mass.
Meetings and Expositions
JAN. 14—DAIRY STRONG CONFERENCE , Green Bay, Wis.
JAN. 17—OREGON JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING , Spirit Mountain Casino/Hotel, Grand Ronde, Ore.
JAN. 25-28—DAIRY FORUM BY IDFA , Palm Desert, Calif.
APR. 7-9—DAIRY CALF AND HEIFER ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, Tucson, Ariz.
JUNE 17-20—AJCA-NAJ ANNUAL MEETINGS, Springfield, Mo.
JUNE 21-24—AMERICAN DAIRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, Baird Center, Milwaukee, Wis.
Shows
JAN. 17-22—INTERNATIONAL DAIRY WEEK, Tatura, Vic., Aus.
JAN. 19—FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW OPEN JERSEY SHOW, Fort Worth, Texas; 12:00 noon (CST); Rick Allyn, Canaan, Conn., judge.
JAN. 20—FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Fort Worth, Texas; 8:00 a.m. (CST); Laurie Winkleman, Appleton, Wis., judge.
MARCH 29 —NEW YORK SPRING JERSEY CAROUSEL, Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg, N.Y.; 8:00 a.m. (EDT).
APR 1-3—OHIO SPRING DAIRY EXPO, Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio.
APR 7-9—SOUTHERN SPRING NATIONAL , Payne Co. Expo Center, Stillwater, Okla.
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District 1 Manager Scott Holcomb paid a visit to Kevetta Farm recently with a special purpose in mind: to present the owners of Oakfield TBone Vivianne-ET with her lifetime production awards.
Holcomb hand-delivered the awards to the farm in Dansville, N.Y., because “Vivianne’s” owners, Kevin and Annetta Herrington, could not be on hand for the awards ceremony held during the annual meetings in June.
This was the second consecutive year “Vivianne” earned the Ogston Trophy for milk, the High Lawn Trophy for fat and the Edyvean Farm Trophy for protein production.
The Excellent-96% matriarch turned 15 in December 2024 and has lifetime totals through December 31, 2024, of 310,396 lbs. milk, 16,748 lbs. fat and 12,547 lbs. protein in 4,091 days.
Jersey Juniors Earn National Dairy Shrine Scholarships
Jersey juniors were among the recipients of scholarships awarded by the National Dairy Shrine (NDS) for the 2025 academic year.
Kylie Konyn, Escondido, Calif., received one of two Kildee Scholarships for $3,000. She is working on a degree in dairy science, with certificates in science communications and ag business management, at the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison.
Irene Nielsen, Potterville, Mich., was one of two recipients of a $2,500 scholarship for students in their final year of college interested in a management role on a dairy farm. She is working on degrees in dairy science, agricultural communications and
international agriculture at Iowa State University.
Benjamin Styer, Menomonie, Wisc., a student at the University of Minnesota (UM) studying animal science with a dairy production emphasis, received the top $2,000 award for graduating seniors. Jordan Anderson (University of Wyoming), Centre Hall, Pa., and Emery Bewley (Pennsylvania State University), Susquehanna, Pa., also received scholarships.
Merton Sowerby scholarships for juniors were presented to Lauren Breunig (UW-Madison), Sauk City, Wis., Brady Gille (UM), Sobieski, Wis., and Keenan Thygesen (UM), Tunbridge, Vt.
Kelsey Hardy, Dodgeville, Wis., a student at UW-Madison, earned a Mike Lancaster Sophomore Merit Scholarship.
NDS/Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) scholarships for students majoring in marketing, food science, human nutrition, public relations, social media or communications were given to Regan Jackson (Louisiana State University), Boyce, Va., and Katie Ketchum (UWRiver Falls), Altura, Minn.
NDS/DMI scholarships for milk marketing and dairy products were awarded to Clancey Krahn (Oklahoma State University), Albany, Ore.; Nicole Arrowsmith (Penn State), Peach Bottom, Pa.; Mary Beth Collete (Virginia Polytechnic State University), Chuckey, Tenn.; Jacob Harbaugh (UM), Marion, Wis.; and Rachel Visser (UM), Hutchinson, Minn.
Maurice Core Scholarships were given to Caroline Efolf (Purdue University), Churubusco, Ind.; Trevor Hath (UM), El Nido, Calif.; and Jachary Johnson (The Ohio State University), Eagle Bridge, N.Y.
Aubree Topp, Botkins, Ohio, a student at Northeast Iowa Community College, received an Iager Scholarship.
Van De Jerseys Hosts Viking Genetics
Van De Jerseys LLC, Transfer, Pa., was among the destinations for
representatives from Viking Genetics as they traveled across the country to visit with Jersey breeders about Danish genetics.
Herd owners John, Amy and Wesley Vanderstappen hosted Peter Larson, senior breeding manager, and sales manager Wayne Woods, along with a small group of Jersey breeders at the farm on November 14. Two members of the national Jersey organizations were also on hand that day: District 1 Manager Scott Holcomb and Area Representative Greg Lavan.
The Vanderstappens have been using Danish bulls for nearly four decades, first incorporating them into the breeding program because of their ability to sire daughters with high components.
Larson and Woods launched the U.S. trip on the West Coast, where they visited Four-J Jerseys in Tipton, Calif., and viewed daughters of Viking Genetics bulls at Jer-Z-Boys Ranch in Pixley, Calif. In Oregon, they visited several long-time Viking Genetics clients, including Legendairy Farms in Beaver, Sun Valley Jerseys in Cloverdale and Martin Dairy LLC and Wilsonview Dairy, both of Tillamook. Larson also spoke to Jersey breeders at the Tillamook Elks Lodge during a luncheon.
Ryan Sevy, another sales manager for Viking Genetics, visited Forest Glen Jerseys of Dayton, Ore., and Double J Jerseys of Monmouth, Ore., before meeting the group in Tillamook.
Peter Larson, left, and Wayne Woods, right, of Viking Genetics pay a visit to Van De Jerseys, operated by John, Amy and Wesley Vanderstappen, in a week-long trip across country touring Jersey farms.
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Progress Through Leadership: Building Jersey’s Global Future
The American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) are membership organizations, and throughout our history, we have been fortunate to benefit from exceptional leadership. For this tradition to continue, willing and qualified candidates are needed to serve on our Boards.
Those elected by the membership carry the responsibility to provide fair and equal representation as they make decisions guiding AJCA’s policies, programs, and services.
As we look ahead to 2025 and beyond, the call for leadership has never been more important. The dairy industry continues to evolve rapidly, both domestically and globally. At the same time, the Jersey breed’s reputation for efficiency, component production, and sustainability has strengthened our position as the cow of choice for dairy producers around the world. Sustaining that momentum requires thoughtful leaders with a clear vision for the future.
This year marks a significant structural change for AJCA. In 2024, the membership approved a new threedistrict system, consolidating the previous 12 districts into a streamlined structure that ensures stronger representation, clearer governance, and better alignment with the organization’s long-term needs. With fewer but broader districts, the role of every Director becomes even more vital.
Leadership does matter.
Representing all members, the Board of Directors sets policies that support AJCA’s mission:
To improve and promote the Jersey breed and maintain records and activities that serve the best interests of Jersey breeders;
To promote the increased production and sale of Jersey milk and products, and to advance the interests of Jersey cattle breeders everywhere.
The Board ensures that high-quality, cost-effective programs and services are delivered. They determine service fees, oversee responsible financial management, and build the assets necessary for future investment, research, and growth.
Board members should be prepared to consider four essential questions as
we pursue ongoing breed progress:
• Do our policies and programs support the development of a more efficient, profitable Jersey cow?
• Are we advancing her quickly enough so dairy producers continue to view the Jersey as the superior choice?
• Do our marketing efforts increase the value and demand for Jersey products—milk, cattle, and genetics?
• Are we progressive enough to achieve our vision of “changing the color” of the dairy industry?
In the Board room, the organization depends on Directors who bring personal experience and professional insight—leaders who listen, analyze, ask difficult questions, expect accountability, and speak with sincerity. Even in disagreement, Directors must remain committed to constructive, objective dialogue, always putting the improvement of the Jersey breed and the success of our members first.
At the 2025 AJCA Annual Meeting, a President will be elected, along with Directors representing the newly approved three-district structure:
• First District: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.
• Second District: Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
• Third District: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. To those eligible, willing, and qualified to stand for the 2025 elections, we encourage you to answer the call to leadership. Contact the Executive Secretary for a nominating petition today. Nominations are due in April 2026.
Jersey Breeders Speak Candidly About Beef-on-Dairy and IVF
Inthe second of a three-part series on the panel discussion “Maximizing Jersey Genetics,” four Jersey breeders speak candidly about their beef-on-dairy and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) programs. The four spoke at a session held in conjunction with the annual meetings of the national Jersey organizations at the Embassy Suites-UK Coldstream in Lexington, Ky., on June 26.
The panelists included Joel Albright, Albright Jerseys LLC, Willard, Ohio; Alan Chittenden, Dutch Hollow Farms LLC, Schodack Landing, N.Y.; Cornell Kasbergen, Kash-In Jerseys, Tulare, Calif.; and Brent Wickstrom, Wickstrom Jersey Farm, Hilmar, Calif. The panel was moderated by Brad Barham, Anderson, S.C., with Red-Land Ag LLC, a dairy consulting company that specializes in IVF and embryo transfer programs.
The first of the series was published in the October 2025 issue of the Jersey Journal. The third is planned for the December issue.
68% of heifers to cows in the barn right now. For our beef-cross calves, we use SimAngus crosses or straight Angus on the Jerseys. Those calves have been bringing $800-1,000 lately. We do put in a small number of Angus embryos ourselves, and those calves have been bringing $1,200-1,300 at auction. Beef-on-dairy is instant cash, and that has been nice.
calves every month to go into a replacement program. We have implanted a few beef embryos, but not a ton. Once those are born, we will be able to prove that out for ourselves. Most of our beef cattle go directly to customers or are picked up at the farm. We keep creeping the price up, but we are probably not getting enough for them.
Barham: We have talked about sire selection and breed programs. Now, let’s talk about beef-on-dairy. Describe what you are doing now, how you have evolved over the last five years, and whether you use beef embryos or not.
Chittenden: We have been doing beefon-dairy for six or seven years. We started very small, but as the price of those calves has increased, especially in the last year, so has our use of beef-ondairy. Conversely, the value of springers and replacements is also strong now. So, right now, we are in the perfect world because both are worth a lot. We are at about 50% of our milking herd matings to beef and are probably even running about 20% of heifer matings to beef. We have limited heifer space here. We have fewer heifers on the ground now than we had 3-4 years ago, with 300 more cows in the barn. We are running about
Albright: We probably started beef-ondairy six or seven years ago as well. At this point, about 40% of the milk cows are bred using sorted dairy semen. The rest of the cows are bred using beef semen or are used as recipients. I haven’t bred any heifers using beef semen. But I may start doing that a little bit at the bottom end, especially if we want to make an effort to preserve some of the pure genetics in our herd. We are going to have to reach back into some of those older cow families to get some of that preserved. We may also have to up the percentage of sexed semen on the cows to 50-60%, and mate heifers to beef semen at a rate of 10-20% to keep the inventories the same. We shoot for 50% over the number of heifers we need to keep each month. That gives us some to wean off the bottom. There are a variety of environmental challenges, and this gives us a little cushion. It is also nice for a herd of our size to have 20 really nice
Kasbergen: We are breeding about 50% of our herd as beef-on-dairy. Everything is genotyped, and the bottom end, based on genomic evaluations, is bred to beef semen. We use Charolais semen on some animals and Angus embryos on others. We implant about 100 Angus embryos every week and are getting about 62% conception on those. We time-A.I. everything, giving shots on one Thursday and implanting embryos the following Thursday. We implant beef embryos one week and Jersey embryos the following week. We are getting $800 for pure Angus embryos, but the Charolais calves have been creeping up. They were at $300 and are now approaching $500-600. They are getting closer, and the market is moving all the time.
Wickstrom: We are breeding about 40% of our cows to sexed Jersey semen for the first two services. The rest are bred using either a stabilizer cross or implanted with Angus embryos. We are probably putting in about 50-70 Angus embryos a month. For our cross calves, we are getting $450 right now, about halfway through our contract. For pure Angus calves, we are getting $700. We have a deal, though, where we don’t pay for the embryos or the transfers. We kind of take that off the back end. We have been doing beef-on-dairy for about six years. It is a way to create the females we need as replacements. We shoot for a ratio of about 90-100% of heifers to cows. I like to have a few extra heifers,
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Panelists for the presentation on maximizing Jersey genetics included, left to right, Joel Albright, Alan Chittenden, Cornell Kasbergen and Brent Wickstrom, who attended virtually. The discussion, led by Brad Barham, was held in conjuction with the annual meetings of the national Jersey organizations in June.
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so we have some wiggle room if we run a high death loss on heifers or need to grow a little bit. We also do a lot of video sales of fresh, first-lactation heifers, so we want some room for that. We were into Wagyu before the stabilizers and getting about half of what we are getting now. We signed a contract for two years, and now the price has gone even further beyond that. It is kind of crazy out here, watching the beef thing going up and trying to find the top.
Barham: Do you use IVF, and if so, why do you size your program as you do? How do you see value in IVF for a herd of your size?
Albright: We were a cooperator herd for a bull stud, so we implanted close to 200 embryos for them in an 18-month stretch of time. That was a really good learning experience for me from the standpoint of seeing how low the success rate was for making bulls or really elite females. They hauled off our farm fewer than 10 live animals that they decided were good enough to take into their program. When
point. Right, wrong, indifferent, that is what we do.
Chittenden: Our IVF has maybe picked up a little in the last few years because we have had a facility that was much closer to us, and that was handy. For quite a while, we didn’t have any elite genomic animals that I wanted to work with. Sometimes, we had animals that were high-genomic, but when I went back and looked at them, they didn’t thrill me. The conservative part of me says, “I’m not going to go all in flushing this heifer if I’m not wild about her.” In the last couple of years, though, we have had a couple that have been higher up those charts. I have been more excited about them, so we have been all-in. Also, as I said earlier, I believe in genomics, but not 100%. Some of those genomic animals that are supposed to be special don’t turn out to be that special. Whereas good solid cows from good solid cow families that I see in front of me, I know how I want to mate them and those are easier to work with. One thing I would like to add is that our IVF program grew last year for a couple of reasons. First, my son-in-law is implanting them himself, so he can implant them at any time based on any heat. Second, the herd has been pretty much switched over to a synced program here in the last year. When they are all coming into heat on one day, it is much easier to line up a group of recipients and have a professional come in and do it if that is the route we want to take. So that has changed the situation and made it much easier to look at doing more IVF.
We continued to IVF, and we continue to have success with creating high genomic animals. For us, IVF is both a hobby and a business, and we try to treat it as such. The show cows get a little harder to justify, but when you roll it all together we can justify the investment.
Wickstrom: When I came home from college in 2013, genomics was kind of new. My dad was playing around with it, and we had a couple of heifers at TransOva. When I started digging into the production differences on the top 20% of the cows and saw differences of nearly 2,500 pounds of milk per lactation, we started working with more donor dams. That was about the time Cornell put his IVF facility in Tulare, so I was hauling animals down there. As that was wrapping up, TransOva wanted a facility in our area, so we put one here. At that point, we were using all sexed semen to build our base. We had good genetics after decades of breeding but wanted to get to an elite level. About five years ago, we were at a point where we wanted to put bulls in stud so we started
“For our beef-cross calves, we use SimAngus crosses or straight Angus on the Jerseys. Those calves have been bringing $800-1,000 lately. We do put in a small number of Angus embryos ourselves, and those calves have been bringing $1,200-1,300 at auction.”
Alan Chittenden
“When I started digging into the production differences on the top 20% of the cows and saw differences of nearly 2,500 pounds of milk per lactation, we started working with more donor dams.”
Brent Wickstrom
I started penciling the numbers out, I just didn’t think we were in a position to invest our resources in IVF at that time. We have had some high-numbered animals and our JPI herd average is fairly high, but we have pretty much done that through population genetics at this
Kasbergen: I see IVF as a way to build value in the genetics of the herd. We have been able to justify it with bull sales and some of the heifer sales. We have been able to generate sales that cover the cost of the IVF work. We are continuing to build value and the top end of the herd. It is something we have a passion for. It is also something we fell into accidentally. When we bought the Jars of Clay herd, there was a special polled cow in the group. We sold some bulls to Select Sires out of her that ended up being polled. And we had several polled cows and heifers from the family ranked in the top 100 on the polled list. That propelled everything.
using more conventional semen. kind of at the point we could start doing more conventional trying to put bulls into studs. Before that, we were just buying it off heifer sales and production on the cows once they got to the milk barn. In the last 4-5 years, we have been able to focus more on making some bulls. We hired a consultant to help with that. And as Joel said, that side is a little trickier. You do a lot of work to send a couple of bulls a year, and hopefully they live long enough to make some semen. We started focusing more on getting deeper into the matings to try to chase that game. And, like Cornell said, it is a passion too. When I came home, I was really into genetics, and I still am. I saw potential to make better cows as a start, and now, I think we are close to having 35-40 females on the top 500 list right now. And I think we are close to having 30 on the list of the top 500 Herd Register females too. We are really seeing the results. While I don’t know exactly where we were 10 years ago production-wise, IVF is definitely working in that aspect too.
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Steve Paxton from Pennsylvania was among the producers in attendence who asked questions of the panelists.
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Attendee Question: Has the average age of your herd gone up with beef-ondairy and other things you are doing?
Chittenden: I don’t think ours has changed that much. I guess what has changed is that we don’t have the surplus heifers coming along that we used to, so we just don’t sell as many replacements here and there. We keep all of them for ourselves. I don’t think our average age has stayed steady.
Albright: I don’t think we have really gotten a lot older. We have probably gotten a little younger. We milk with robots, so some of the cows with deep udders, we are intentional about marking as “don’t breed backs,” so they are planned culls. If we have a cow that is on the fringe of not being milkable, she gets marked DNB (do not breed). We plan for about
10-15% of our cows as DNBs. And with nearly every sixth or seventh lactation cow, somebody is putting eyes on her to make sure she is special enough not to get marked as DNB.
Kasbergen: I’d say in our herd, the average age may have gotten a little older, just because the genetics are better and the breedings are better. Hopefully that trend continues.
Wickstrom: We have probably gotten a little older just from the beef semen usage and keeping those older cows around longer and getting bred back more quickly. And then we are not raising as many heifers, and we are not culling as many. So that has made our herd a little older, too. Though the bird flu might have knocked us back down a little bit, we have been pretty consistent.
International Jersey Show
• September 29 and 30, 2025, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.
• Kelly Barbee, Concord, N.C., judge, and Jon Kingdon, Warwick Township, Ontario
• 371-head shown
• Senior and Grand Champion female—Stoney Point Joel Bailey, Vierra Dairy Farms, Hilmar, Calif.
• Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion female GMBV Joel Dixie-ET, Milk Source Genetics, Kaukauna, Wis.
• Intermediate Champion female Kunde Chocolatier Hot Cocoa, Dave Koss & Reuter Dairy Inc., Peosta, Iowa.
1. Millers Joel King Majesty (S: DKG Joel King, D: Stadview Colton Mythical-ET), Keightley-Core, Millers Jerseys and Rhea and Brycen Miller, Oldenburg, Ind., res. jr. champ.
2. Miss Sheratons TS Serene, Glamourview - Iager and Walton
3. CJL Kid Rock Four Loco, Cora, Jamie & Lindsey Gibbs, Rollingstone, Minn.
4. Willowview Gen Madona, Tyler Marotz, Wahoo, Neb.
5. SV Hidalgo Goddess-ET, Spring Valley Jerseys, Robbie and Carly Shaw, Matt Hawbaker and Jamie Black, Fairplay, Md.
Winter yearling heifer (20 shown)
1. Kash-In Video Stop and Stare-ET (S: ST-LO VideoET, D: Arethusa Impression Selia), Kamryn Kasbergen and Ivy Hebgen, Tulare, Calif., jr. champ.
2. Budjon-Vail Video Starr-ET, Budjon Farms, Peter Vail and Emma Paulson, Lomira, Wis.
3. Meadowridge Bang Roseberry, Michael, Mark, Kaitynn and Tani Riebe and Alleah and Alexa Anderson, Cumberland, Wis.
4. JX Prairie Sky Kidrock Dakota {5}, Jacy Carpenter and Libby and Ally Brooks, Earth, Texas
5. Vierra Victorious Sangria-ET, Addison Lortie, Mia Berry and Cade Bachelor, Albion, Ind. Milking yearling (19 shown)
1. Cupid Video Kiss Cam-ET, Ron & Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan.
2. Pacific Edge Video Blossom, Pacific Edge Syndicate and Hank VanExel, Cloverdale, Ore.
3. Liberty Gen Tequila Dreamer-ET, Mark Folsom and
Kunde Chocolatier Hot Cocoa
GMBV Joel Dixie-ET
Stoney Point Joel Bailey
Millers Joel King Majesty
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4. Ratliff Rock & Roll Deniem, Ron & Christy Ratliff
5. Mer-James Victorious Frannie-ET, Jamie Crawford, Ferme Blondin, Yvon Sicard and Fairbanks Cattle Company, St. Justin, Quebec
Summer junior 2-year-old cow (20 shown)
1. Discoverys Victorious Elysha-ET, Kevin Krejci and Lisa Demmer, Ellsworth, Wis.
Underground Fancys Fiji 1st Spring Junior 2-yr.-old cow
Lost-Brooke CF Kid Rock Faith-ET 1st Summer yearling heifer
Cupid Video Kiss Cam-ET 1st Milking yearling
Pacific Edge Premier Diva 1st Lifetime cheese production cow
Borderview Joel Velvet-ET 1st Fall calf
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Proposals Sought For Jersey Cattle And Product Research
The AJCC Research Foundation has issued a request for research proposals to be funded in 2026 addressing significant issues for the Jersey breed and Jersey milk producers. Current priorities for research funding are:
• Nutrition of high-producing Jerseys, particularly practical feeding methods to maximize production of valuable milk components;
• Factors affecting management of Jersey calves;
• Factors affecting semen production of Jersey bulls;
• Factors affecting yield and/or quality of products manufactured from Jersey milk;
• Factors affecting economic impact of Jerseys: efficiencies, net income, longevity, and lifetime profit;
• Optimizing the genetic basis for improving animal health and/or enhancing product quality;
• Enhancing environmental impact associated with Jerseys;
• New technologies for safe and sustainable food production from Jersey cattle; and
• Feasibility of adding value and increasing consumer acceptance of Jersey-derived products through enhanced product quality and branding.
Application deadline is December 1, 2025. The Research Advisory Committee of the American Jersey Cattle Association will evaluate the proposals, then forward its recommendations to the AJCA Board of Directors, which will award funds at its meeting in March 2026.
Submissions are evaluated for (a) merit (e.g., potential to advance practical knowledge, creative approach to the problem); (b) competence (i.e., high probability of successful completion within the proposed time frame); and (c) relevance (e.g., problem derived from one of the areas of research priority).
Since 1988, the Foundation has awarded more than $900,000 in seed money for selected projects.
For more information about the Competitive Grants Program contact Blake Fox at 614/322-4472 or email bfox@usjersey.com.
International Junior Jersey Show
The International Junior Jersey Show took place on September 29 and 30, 2025, in Madison, Wis., at the Alliant Energy Center. Judge Kelly Barbee, Concord, N.C., and his associate, Jon Kingdon, Warick Township, Ontario, placed the 150 Registered Jerseys shown.
Kevetta Colton Delilah, the winning aged cow, was named the Senior and Grand Champion for her exhibitor, Kyra Lamb of Oakfield, N.Y. Reserve Grand Champion honors went to the winning spring junior two-year-old and Intermediate Champion, Underground Fancys Fiji. She is owned by Isaac Folts, North Collins, N.Y.
Class Winners
Spring heifer calf (11 shown)
AC Ministers First Impression-ET, Cassandra Schueler, Cleveland, Wis.
Winter heifer calf (18 shown)
SV VIP Henna, Chandler Storey, Union Bridge, Md.
Fall heifer calf (18 shown)
Borderview Joel Velvet-ET, Stella Schmocker, Whitewater, Wis.
Summer yearling heifer (19 shown)
Lost-Brooke CF Kid Rock Faith-ET, Makayla, Kaleb, Katie and Jaclyn Osinga, Hico, Texas
Spring yearling heifer (24 shown)
Millers Joel King Majesty (S: DKG Joel King, D: Stadview Colton Mythical-ET), Rhea Miller, Oldenburg, Ind., res. jr. champ.
Winter yearling heifer (12 shown)
Kash-In Video Stop and Stare-ET (S: ST-LO Video-ET, D: Arethusa Impression Selia), Ivy Hebgen, Tulare, Calif., jr. champ.
Milking yearling (4 shown)
Pagel-Sunlite VIP Babe, Harrison Pagel, Sumner, Iowa
Mapleleaf CC Candycane 1st Winter Senior 2-yr.-old cow
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Show Type Brings Top Prices in Madison
With a focus on bringing back live lots to this year’s Top of the World sale, buyers showed strong enthusiasm, paying $3,665 on average for the 20 lots struck off in Madison, Wis., on September 30.
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Fittingly held alongside one of the most prestigious stages in the industry— World Dairy Expo—show genetics drew top bids. Four lots surpassed the $5,000 mark, with an open yearling and an embryo package sharing the spotlight as co-high sellers at $5,500 each.
The partnership of Lauren Wooldridge and Elise Carpenter of Coxs Creek, Ky., purchased the open yearling, Mead-Manor Joel Carmel-ET. The full-age senior calf sired by Guimo Joel-ET, GJPI -107, hails from the “Comet” branch of the “Veronica” cow family.
Her dam, Arethusa Gentry Chevelle-ET, Excellent-93%, was Reserve Intermediate Champion of the International Junior Jersey Show and Reserve Grand Champion of the Northeast All Breeds Show in 2023. She has a top record of 20,250 lbs. milk, 1,270 lbs. fat and 739 lbs. protein
Stadview Jerseys, represented by Kolton, Stacy and Chad Bohnm, center, consigned one of the co-high selling lots, five grade 1 embryos sired by Guimo Joel and out of Stadview Gentry Velocity. Misty Meadow Dairy purchased the embryos for $5,500. Also pictured are 2024 National Jersey Queen Emma Thompson, left, and Wisconsin Jersey Queen Noelle Vos.
at 4-5. “Chevelle” has three maternal brothers in A.I. and at least 15 Excellent maternal sisters. Included in this group is Elliotts Blackstone Charlotte-ET, Excellent-94%, Reserve Winner of the 2015 National Jersey Jug Futurity.
“Carmel’s” grandam is Arethusa Veronicas Comet-ET, Excellent-95%, Grand Champion of the 2010 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (RAWF). She has a lactation average of 20,394— 1,152—718 on five lactations. She has numerous Excellent maternal sisters as well, including Arethusa Response Vivie-ET, Excellent-96%, a two-time RAWF Grand Champion and Supreme Champion in 2014.
The next dam is world-famous Huronia Centurion Veronica 20J, Excellent-97%, winner of the 2015 Jersey Journa l Great Cow Contest, 2004 National Grand Champion and 2006 World Dairy Expo Supreme Champion.
“Carmel” was consigned by Megan Moede of Algoma, Wis.
sister, Stadview Gentry Vera-ET, was Reserve Junior Champion of the 2024 All American Jersey Show.
Their dam, Page-Crest Cheers Valley, is an Excellent-92% daughter of Elliotts Tequila Cheers, JPI -140, with a best record of 6-6 305 19,930 5.4% 1,078 3.7% 741 76DCR. The next dam is an Excellent-93% daughter of Reich-Dale Victory, JPI -69. The next dam is PageCrest Kookie Dish, Excellent-91%, sixth place senior two-year-old at the All American Jersey Show in 2011.
Four of the next five dams are Excellent. The eighth dam of “Velocity” is Avonlea Valiant Kitty 15N, EX-3E
Lauren Wooldridge, third right, and Elise Carpenter, second right, purchased Woodmohr FN Fabulous-ET, left, for $5,100 and Mead-Manor Joel Carmel-ET, right, for $5,500. “Carmel” was a co-high seller, consigned by Megan Moede. “Fabulous” was consigned by Woodmohr Jerseys. Also pictured is Kristin Paul, AJCA director of field services, Queens Townsend and Vos, Kennedy Paul on the halter of “Fabulous” and Ivy Hebgen with “Carmel.” AJCA Executive Secretary Neal Smith is in the box.
Misty Meadow Dairy of Tillamook, Ore., purchased the other $5,500-priced lot, five grade one embryos sired by “Joel” and out of Stadview Gentry Velocity, an Excellent-93% daughter of Rapid Bay Indiana Gentry-ET, JPI -137. The lot was consigned by Stadview Jerseys of Litchfield, Minn.
“Velocity” was bred by Stadview and eventually purchased by Bos Dairy LLC of Lovington, N.M., in November 2020 as a heifer calf. She was named Reserve All American Winter Calf that year and went on to produce a pair of records over 21,500 lbs. milk, 880 lbs. fat and 780 lbs. protein. In 2023, Bos Dairy consigned her to the Franchise Kind Enhanced by Bos sale, where she was purchased by the partnership of Bos Dairy and Borderview Genetics of Enosburg Falls, Vermont, for $90,000. She was in the farms’ donor dam program and has 24 registered progeny to date. In October 2024, she returned to the home of her breeder, Stadview Jerseys, in Minnesota.
“Velocity’s” maternal sister, Stadview Colton Vintage, Excellent-91%, is the reigning Junior All American Senior Three-Year-Old. She has 25,390 lbs. milk, 1,750 lbs. fat and 992 lbs. protein at 3-6. Another maternal
(CAN). She is a four-time All-Canadian in milking form and topped the Royal International Futurity and was Grand Champion of the All American Junior Jersey Show in 1984. She earned a six-star brood cow award in December 2011.
Ron A. Wyles, Roaring Spring, Pa., placed the final bid of $5,250 on the third high seller, Freedom Lane VIP Gayle. The Excellent-90% daughter of River Valley Venus VIP-ET, GJPI -110, sold fresh with her second calf in early June 2025. She has a proven track record in the show ring as a heifer, placing second in the summer yearling class at the Midwest Spring National and International Junior Jersey Show in 2023.
“Gayle” has several maternal sisters that have fared well on the tanbark trail too. Freedom Lane Kid Rock GiseleET, Very Good-87%, was Reserve All American Spring Calf in 2022 and Reserve All American Junior TwoYear-Old in 2024. Freedom Lane Kid Rock Ginger-ET, Excellent-91%, is the reigning Intermediate Champion of the junior show at the Ohio State Fair.
Freedom Lane VIP Gayle was the third high seller, purchased for $5,250 by Ron A. Wyles, represented by Scott Holcomb, AJCA-NAJ district 1 manager, left. She was consigned by Josh Arp, at the halter, Kate Arp, to his left, and Eli and Noah Arp and Scott and Mandy Stanford. Also pictured are Queens Townsend and Vos and Executive Secretary Smith.
Their dam, Despresverts Joel Glamour-ET, Excellent-95%, was Reserve All American Summer Yearling in 2018, Reserve Intermediate Champion of the International Jersey Show in 2019 and topped the aged cow class at the International Junior Jersey Show two years ago. She has an Excellent maternal sister that received a six-star brood cow award from Jersey Canada in August 2024. The next three dams are Excellent in Canada.
“Gayle” was consigned by Josh, Kate, Eli and Noah Arp and Scott and Mandy Stanford, Norwalk, Ohio.
Another fancy-pedigreed young cow was the fourth high seller at $5,100. Woodridge and Carpenter placed the final bid on Woodmohr FN Fabulous to bring her home to the farm in Kentucky. “Fabulous” is a Very Good88% daughter of ISAU Lightning Ridge Ferdinand, GJPI -28, backed by generations of long-lived, highproducing, Excellent dams. “Fabulous” herself has a first lactation of 20,630 lbs. milk, 1,237 lbs. fat and 791 lbs. protein at 1-9 and sold fresh with her second calf in early June.
The dam of “Fabulous” is an Excellent-92% daughter of Rapid Bay Reviresco-ET, JPI -212, with a three-lactation m.e. average of 20,953—1,214—798. The next dam, Woodmohr Dear Fever, Excellent-95%, has five complete lactations—two over 25,000 lbs. milk, 1,380 lbs. fat and 850 lbs. protein. She was Reserve Grand Champion of the Wisconsin State Show and the Minnesota State Fair in 2017.
“Fever” has a dozen maternal sisters that are appraised now lower than Excellent-94%. Two of them placed in the 2019 Leading Living Lifetime
Production Contest: GB Jade Diva of Woodmohr and Woodmohr Jade Lady Diva-ET. Both have lifetime credits over 198,000 lbs. milk, 11,790 lbs. fat and 7,500 lbs. protein.
The next dam, MJ Candy DC Godiva, Excellent-95%, has 11 complete lactations and a best record of 12-8 305 21,180 5.1% 1,081 3.6% 771 97DCR. She was Grand Champion of the junior show at the Minnesota State Fair in 1989 and 1999. The next dam, MJ Royal EX Candy, was Grand Champion of the same show in 1993 and 1994.
“Fabulous” was consigned by Woodmohr Jerseys, Bloomer, Wis.
Freedom Lane VIP Gayle, cow 3 yrs. 5,250 (Josh, Kate, Eli and Noah Arp and Scott and Mandy Stanford, Norwalk, Ohio)
James Strout, Leanne Strout and Dale James Strout, Cornville, Maine
South Mtn & Co Rock Rapture-ET 4,500 (Ernest Kueffner, Terri Packard, Corbett, Boonsboro, Md.)
Deann M. Simon, Farley, Iowa
Kunde Denim Naomi, heifer calf 9 mos. 4,000 (David and Donna Kunde, Manchester, Iowa)
Ron and Christy Ratliff, Trustees, Garnett, Kan. First choice female sired by River Valley Lolalala-ET and out of Budjon-Vail Victorious Blayke 3,700 (Ron and Christy Ratliff Trustees and Gettle, Garnett, Kan.) Kenley, Paisley and Ryker Kessenich and Waylon Hughes, Deforest, Wis.
Five grade one embryos sired by Guimo Joel and out of Stadview Gentry Velocity 3,500 (Stadview Jerseys)
Summer Sponenburg, Pulaski, Wis.
Rollingriver Phantom, cow 3 yrs. 3,500 (Mikel and Dan Brasch, Brownton, Minn.)
Misty Meadow Dairy, Tillamook, Ore.
Five grade 1 embryos sired by Guimo Joel and out of Stadview Gentry Velocity $5,500 (Stadview Jerseys, Litchfield, Minn.)
Mid-Atlantic Regional Jersey Show
• September 16, 2025, All American Dairy Show, Harrisburg, Pa.
• Jean Phillippe Charest, Quebec, Can. judge, Kevin Jacobs, Quebec, Can. associate
• 185-head shown
• Senior and Grand Champion female—Leachland Kissed K, Madison Soden, Susquehanna, Pa.
• Reserve Grand and Intermediate Champion female—WF Golddust Angelina, Regan Jackson, Boyce, Va.
• Junior Champion female—SV VIP Henna-Twin, Chandler E. Storey, Union Bridge, Md.
• Reserve Junior Champion female—PSouth Mountain California KidET, Matt and Sarah Hawbaker and Robbie and Michelle Shaw and Ruben and Emily Schaapman, Fairplay, Md.
• Premier Breeder and Exhibitor—Hillacres Jerseys, Peach Bottom, Pa.
Class Winners
Spring heifer calf (16 shown)
1. Spades Gigawatt Spice-ET, Robbie and Michelle Shaw, Matt and Sarah Hawbaker, Fairplay, Md.
3. Glamourview Video Baguette-ET, Madison S. Fisher, Frostburg, Md.
Winter heifer calf (26 shown)
1. SV VIP Henna-Twin (S: River Valley Venus VIP, D: SV Amedeo Heather), Chandler E. Storey, Union Bridge, Md., jr. champ.
2. Coppercrest Golden Breeze, Justin, Alex and Levi Coppersmith, Columbiana, Ohio
3. Big Guns Joyride Vahalla-ET, Madison S. Fisher Fall heifer calf (29 shown)
1. South Mountain California Kid-ET (S: Mr Kathies Kid Rock, D: Elliotts Cosmo Action), Matt and Sarah Hawbaker and Robbie and Michelle Shaw and Ruben and Emily Schaapman, Fairplay, Md., res. jr. champ.
2. South Mountain Crackerjack Kid-ET, Ernest W. Kueffner and Terri L. Packard, Boonsboro, Md.
3. PA LYN-Leigh Hidalgo Cowgirl-ET, Chris and Jennifer Hill and Cooter Creek Cattle Co., Thurmont, Md.
Summer yearling heifer (21 shown)
1. Josan Joel Versace, Julia Briechle, Susquehanna, Pa.
2. Labels Out Ferdinan Miami Vice, Cole Waltemyer, Wyalusing, Pa.
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Junior best three females (3 shown)
1. Hillacres Jerseys, Peach Bottom, Pa.
2. Walk-Le Farm LLC, Thomasville, Pa. Senior best three females (5 shown)
1. Hillacres Jerseys
2. Big Guns Jerseys
3. Waverly Farm
Exhibitor’s herd (2 shown)
1. Hillacres Jerseys
Produce of dam (7 shown)
1. Big Guns Jerseys
2. Hillacres Jerseys
3. Klinedell Farms LLC
Dam & daughter (1 shown)
1. Hillacres Jerseys
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Mid-Atlantic Regional Junior Jersey Show
The Premier National Junior Jersey Show took place on September 15, 2025, at the All American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, Pa. Judge Ron Mosser of Geneva, Ind., placed 164 head of Registered Jerseys.
Nicole Arrowsmith’s winning 5-year-old cow, Hillacres Chrome Hibiscus, claimed Senior and Grand champion titles for the Peach Bottom, Pa., junior. Reserve Senior and Grand Champion went to the winning 4-year-old, Leachland Kissed K, for Madison Soden of Susquehanna, Pa. The best bred and owned of the show was the entry from Regan L. Jackson, Clear Brook, Va., WF Golddust Angelina.
Ratliff Kidrock Viva-ET, Derek Abbott, Hoosick Falls, N.Y.
Summer junior 2-year-old cow (12 shown)
Knapps Colton Corvette-ET, Avery Best, Ephrata, PA
Junior 2-year-old cow (5 shown)
Moser Bros Barbara Lauren (S: River Valley VictoriousET, D: Kilgus Wilma Barbara), Noel Peters, Danville,
December 1 Deadline for Stout Experience Award
Persons who have a strong desire to pursue a career in managing and/or marketing Registered Jersey™ cattle are encouraged to apply for the 2026 Fred Stout Experience awards.
The awards are presented annually in memory of Fred J. Stout Sr., Mt. Carmel, Ill., a lifelong Jersey breeder and member of the Jersey Marketing Service staff from 1978 to 1997 who believed the best learning experiences happen in the everyday world.
Awards will be made for two paid internships, one with Jersey Marketing Service, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and the other an on-farm, customized experience on a Jersey dairy operation. The awards, provided by a permanent endowment created by friends and colleagues of Fred Stout, will pay for housing, travel and related activities required by the cooperating employer up to the maximum amount of the scholarship award.
Leachland Kissed K, (S: River Valley Victorious, D:
Applicants must have completed their high school education. To apply, visit https://bit.ly/StoutExperience to download the application. Interested applicants will answer a series of questions stating your ambitions, goals and career aspirations, including plans for achieving them. A one-page résumé listing previous work experience, education, activities and awards is also needed.
Two letters of support are required, one from an active breeder of Registered Jersey™ cattle, excluding immediate family members; and the other from a teacher, mentor or past employer. These must be mailed directly by the supporters to the USJersey office.
Applications and letters of support must be postmarked no later than December 1, 2025, and addressed to Fred Stout Experience, American Jersey Cattle Association, 6486 E. Main Street, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-2362. They can also be submitted by email to info@ usjersey.com.
2. LC Reckless Armadillo, Lin-Crest Farm, Pacific Edge, Erin and Sophie Leach, and Brent Rocha, Tillamook, Ore.
3. Arethusa Joel Cabernet-ET, Misty Meadow Dairy
Ridge Riversong Hero 1st Junior 3-yr.-old cow
Premier Diva-ET
5-year-old cow (2 shown)
1. Arethusa Victorious Vedia (S: River Valley Victorious-ET, D: Arethusa Game Changer Vedia), Misty Meadow Dairy, sr. and grand champ.
2. Flowers Casino Royal Flush, Frigot, Lancaster, Mahovlic and Phillips, Tillamook, Ore.
Aged cow (3 shown)
1. Lone Pine Nighttrain Lula, Pacific Edge, Legendairy and David Jordan, Tillamook, Ore.
2. South Mountain Fizz Chablis-ET, Misty Meadow Dairy
3. Geisler Colton Layla, Back to the Future Partners, Portland, Ore.
Lifetime cheese production cow (4 shown)
1. Pacific Edge Premier Diva-ET (S: Hawarden Impuls Premier, D: Ratliff Colton Darien-ET), Brent Rocha, res. sr. and res. grand champ
2. Royalty Ridge Riversong Hazel, Freynie Lancaster and Anna Seaholm, Tillamook, Ore.
3. Lone Pine Joyride Lingo, Brent Rocha, Mike Podshadly and Coltan Seals, Tillamook, Ore.
Junior best three females (3 shown)
1. Misty Meadow Dairy
2. Pacific Edge
3. Royal Riverside
Senior best three females (2 shown)
1. Pacific Edge
2. Royalty Ridge
Produce of dam (1 shown)
1. Pacific Edge, Tillamook, Ore.
Dam and daughter (2 shown)
1. Royalty Ridge
2. Pacific Edge
Exhibitor’s herd (2 shown)
1. Pacific Edge
Pacific Edge
1st Lifetime cheese production cow Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion
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Nominations Open for 2026
National Jersey Awards
Nominations are sought for four awards to be presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. in Springfield, Mo., June 16-20, 2026.
Any lifetime member of the AJCA can nominate qualified persons for these awards.
Master Breeder Award. The Master Breeder Award is bestowed annually upon a living AJCA member, family, partnership, or corporation, who, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, has bred outstanding animals for many years and thereby has made a notable contribution to the advancement of the Jersey breed in the United States.
Distinguished Service Award. The Distinguished Service Award is bestowed upon as many living AJCA members and/or members’ families, who, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, have rendered outstanding and unselfish service for many years and thereby have made a notable contribution to the advancement of the Jersey breed in the United States.
Award for Meritorious Service. The AJCA-NAJ Award for Meritorious Service is bestowed annually upon a living individual, who, in the joint opinion of the Boards of Directors of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc., has made a notable contribution to the advancement of the Jersey breed and the livelihood of Jersey owners in the United States through research, education, development, marketing, or other significant activities of the allied dairy industry.
Young Jersey Breeder Award. These awards are bestowed annually upon as many living AJCA members and/ or members’ families, who, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, merit recognition. Nominees must be active members of the American Jersey Cattle Association and must be at least 28 years of age but not more than 40 years of age as of January 1 of the recognition year. Selection is based upon expertise in dairy farming and Jersey cattle breeding; participation in AJCA and NAJ programs; and leadership in Jersey and other dairy and agricultural organizations.
All nomination materials must be postmarked or received electronically on or before Tuesday, January 15, 2026.
Forms are available on the USJersey website. Contact Executive Assistant Blake Fox at bfox@usjersey.com or by phone at 614.322.4472.
Western National Junior Jersey Show
The Western Fall National Junior Jersey Show took place August 31, 2025, at the Oregon State Fair and Exposition Center in Salem, Ore. Judge Christy Ratliff of Garnett, Kan., placed the 50 Registered Jerseys. Logan Lancaster’s winning 5-year-old cow, Flowers Casino Royal Flush, claimed senior and grand champion honors for the Tillamook, Ore., junior. LC Reckless Armadillo was the reserve senior and grand champion for her exhibitor, Sophie Leach of Linwood, Kan.
Class Winners
Spring heifer calf (7 shown)
MM Gentry Vixen-ET (S: Rapid Bay Indiana Gentry-ET, D: Arethusa Premier Ventosa-ET), Wyatt Schirm, Tillamook, Ore., res. jr. champ.
Winter heifer calf (6 shown)
MM Royal K-Rock Christmas Cookie-ET, Clancey Krahn, Albany, Ore.
South Mountain Jerseys and Interstate Heifer Care teamed up to host the Father’s Day Weekend Sale on June 13, 2025, at Interstate Heifer Care in Hagerstown, Md. The lineup included the kind of gifts any Jersey-loving dad would appreciate—fancy show heifers, a few stylish milking cows, and more than a dozen packages of elite embryos. Consignments came from the heart of the South Mountain Jerseys herd owned by Ernest Kueffner and Terri Packard of Boonsboro, Md., along with guest consignors. Holsteins and a single Ayrshire lot were also sold. The event was perfectly timed to coincide with the Maryland All-Breed Field Day the following day, making it a full weekend of cattle, camaraderie and celebration.
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Sale Management:
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Auctioneer: Chris Hill
In all, 49 Jersey lots sold for an average of $5,711.70. The 35 live lots averaged $7,357.14. The 14 embryo packages averaged $2,006.67, with 60 embryos in all bringing an average of $468.08. Embryos in six of the packages sold for $600 or more each.
South Mountain Classic Rock-ET was the high seller at $60,000. She didn’t travel far to her new home as she was purchased by Glamourview-Iager
and Walton of Walkersville, Md. The four-year-old is sired by Mr Kathies Kid Rock, GJPI -227, and sold fresh with her third calf in early March. She was raised two points to Excellent-93% by the appraiser for her new owner and is projected to 21,714 lbs. milk, 1,180 lbs. fat and 752 lbs. protein actual at 3-10. She made 20,020 lbs. milk, 932 lbs. fat and 677 lbs. protein in her second lactation as a senior two-year-old.
“Classic Rock” was Reserve Junior Champion of the Maryland Summer Show in 2022 and Honorable Mention Intermediate Champion of the Northeast All-Breeds Spring Show the next year. Last year, she topped the junior three-year-old class at the Maryland State Fair.
She hails from the “Comet” branch of the “Veronica” cow family. She has four Excellent maternal sisters, including South Mountain Fizz Chablis-ET, Excellent-91%, the 2023 Reserve All American Four-Year-Old. Their dam, Elliotts Cosmo Action-ET, Excellent-93%, was first senior threeyear-old at the International Jersey Show in 2014 and named AllBreed Access (ABA) All-American Senior Three-Year-Old as well. She has an m.e. average of 24,084—1,242—853 on three records.
“Classic Rock’s” grandam is Arethusa Veronicas Comet-ET, Excellent-95%. She was Grand Champion of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (RAWF) and All-Canadian Four-Year-Old in 2010. She was ABA Reserve All-American Aged Cow two years later. She has a five-lactation m.e. average of 20,394— 1,152—718.
The next dam is Huronia Centurion Veronica 20J, Excellent-97%. She was
Reserve National Grand Champion in 2002 and National Grand Champion in 2004. She has also been Supreme Champion and Reserve Supreme Champion at World Dairy Expo and is a two-time Supreme Champion of the Pennsylvania All-American Dairy Show. She was named winner of the 2015 Jersey Journal Great Cow Contest and was Jersey Canada’s inaugural Cow of the Year in 2011. She has seven lactations—four of them over 20,000 lbs. milk—and made a top record of 6-8 365 24,442 5.6% 1,380 3.9%955 DHIR. Five of the next six dams are Excellent in Canada.
“Classic Rock” was consigned by Ernest Kueffner and Terri Packard.
South Mountain Dixies Dynasty-ET was the second high seller, purchased by the All Fools Syndicate of Cornville, Maine, for $34,000. The fall calf sired by River Valley Joyride-ET, GJPI -13, stood first in her class at the New York Spring Carousel in March. She has six Excellent maternal sisters. Another sister, South Mountain Whistlin Dixie,
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The high selling Jersey, South Mountain Classic Rock, relaxes at home in the days before she was struck off at the Father’s Day Weekend Sale for $60,000 to GlamourviewIager and Walton. She was consigned by sale hosts, Ernest Kueffner and Terri Packard.
The sale managers, Ernest Kueffner, fourth from left, and Terri Packard, center, with the high sellers and crew that helped to put on the Father’s Day Weekend Sale. The high selling Jersey was South Mountain Classic Rock, purchased by Glamourview-Iager and Walton for $60,000. The high selling Holstein was Butlerview Jagger Gypsey at $72,000.
Terri Packard and Ernest Kueffner hosted the Father’s Day Weekend Sale with Interstate Heifer Care to kick off the celebratory weekend on June 13, 2025. The 49 Jersey lots sold for an average of $5,828.27.
The third high selling Jersey, South Mtn & Co Rock Ruckus-ET, captured the Junior Champion banner at the Maryland Jersey Field Day the day after the sale for her new owners, Glamourview-Iager and Walton. She sold for $18,600 and was consigned by Ernest Kueffner, Terri Packard, Kaitlyn Corbett and Nate Oleniacz.
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Very Good-87%, was ABA All-American Winter Calf in 2022 and honorable mention in the contest the next year.
Like the high seller, “Dynasty” is out of the “Veronica” cow family. Her dam, Crossbrook HG Dixie-ET, Excellent-94%, was Reserve Grand Champion of the RAWF and AllCanadian Senior Two-Year-Old in 2015. The following year, she was Reserve Intermediate Champion of the New York Spring Carousel and Honorable Mention All-Canadian Senior ThreeYear-Old. She has a five lactation m.e. average of 18,359—1,099—708.
“Dynasty’s” grandam, Arethusa Veronicas Dasher-ET, Excellent-95%, is a full sister to “Comet.” She was Reserve All American Senior Two-Year-Old in 2008 and nominated ABA AllAmerican Aged Cow in 2012. She has five complete records, two over 26,700 lbs. milk, 1,560 lbs. fat and 990 lbs. protein.
“Dynasty” was consigned by Ernest Kueffner and Terri Packard.
The partnership of GlamourviewIager and Walton also purchased the third high seller, South Mtn & Co Rock Ruckus-ET, with a final bid of $18,600. The “Kid Roc” daughter won the summer yearling class and was Reserve Junior Champion at the Northeast Spring National Show in March. She was tapped Junior Champion for her new owners at the Maryland Jersey Field Day after the sale.
Several of her maternal sisters have fared well on the tanbark trail, too. South Mtn & Co Hidalgo Raelynn-ET was Junior Champion of the Northeast Spring National Show in March and then sold for $21,750 in the Post Time at
the Ratliff’s V Sale in May. Three other sisters are appraised Excellent.
Their dam, South Mountain Andreas Rascal-ET, Excellent-93%, topped her class at the Jersey Event in 2020 as a milking yearling and then again the following year as a senior two-year-old. She has a top record of 4-7 305 25,240 5.3% 1,330 3.8% 964 98DCR.
The grandam of “Ruckus” is South Mountain Voltage Radiant-ET, Excellent-94%. She is a two-time All American at the show in Louisville, Ky., and was the winner of the 2018 National Jersey Jug Futurity. “Radiant” has also been Reserve Grand Champion of the International Jersey Show and Grand Champion of the California State Show. She has an m.e. average of 22,465—1,314—845 on three lactations and 26 registered progeny to date.
The next dam, Marynole Excite Rosey, Excellent-94%, was Intermediate Champion of the International Jersey Show in 2012 and returned to the show in Madison, Wis., two years later, where she was named Reserve Grand Champion. She was Reserve All American Aged Cow in 2017. She has five lactations—three over 20,000 lbs. milk—and a best record of 24,800 lbs. milk, 1,425 lbs. fat and 901 lbs. protein at 6-11. The next four dams are Excellent or high Very Good.
“Ruckus” was consigned by Ernest Kueffner, Terri Packard, Kaitlyn Corbett and Nate Oleniacz of Boonsboro, Md.
The All Fools Syndicate also purchased the fourth high seller, Kash-In Victorious Viable-ET, for $12,200. The daughter of River Valley Victorious-ET, GJPI -7, the reigning Premier Performance Sire of The All American Jersey Show, sold due to Avonlea Chicora-ET, GJPI -14, with an ultrasounded female in early July.
“Viable” was Honorable Mention Junior Champion of the International Jersey Show and topped the fall calf class at the Maryland State Fair in 2024. She is +23 for Genomic Jersey Udder Index and +0.9 for Type. She is entered in the 2027 National Jersey Jug Futurity.
“Viable’s” dam, Hillacres Joel Verona, Excellent-93%, was Grand Champion of the Western National Jersey Show in 2021. She has 18,380 lbs. milk, 807 lbs. fat and 631 lbs. protein at 4-0. The next nine dams are Very Good or Excellent.
She was consigned by Ernest Kueffner and Terri Packard.
Jersey buyers from 13 different states across the country made purchases.
Chris Hill was the auctioneer and Tim Abbott read pedigrees.
Sales $4,900 and Over (Consignors in Parentheses)
Glamourview-Iager and Walton, Walkersville, Md.
South Mountain Classic Rock, cow 4 yrs $60,000 (Ernest W. Kueffner and Terri L. Packard, Boonsboro, Md.)
South Mtn & Co Rock Ruckus-ET, heifer calf 11 mos. 18,600 (Ernest Kueffner, Terri Packard, Kaitlyn Corbett and Nate Oleniacz, Boonsboro, Md.)
South Mountain Bontino Celeste-ET, open yearling 12 mos. 8,200
(Ernest W. Kueffner and Terri L. Packard)
South Mtn & Co Rock Renaissance-ET, heifer calf 2 mos. 8,050 (Ernest Kueffner, Terri Packard, Kaitlyn Corbett and Nate Oleniacz)
South Mountain Video Chic-ET, heifer calf 8 mos. 6,800 (Ernest W. Kueffner and Terri L. Packard)
All Fools Syndicate, Cornville, Maine
South Mountain Dixies Dynasty-ET, heifer calf 9 mos. 34,000
(Ernest W. Kueffner and Terri L. Packard)
Kash-In Victorious Viable-ET, cow 2 yrs. 12,200 (Ernest W. Kueffner and Terri L. Packard)
Robbie and Michelle Shaw, Matt and Sarah Hawbaker and Ruben and Emily Schappman, Fairplay, Md.
South Mountain California Kid-ET, heifer calf 8 mos. 9,300 (Ernest W. Kueffner and Terri L. Packard)
Ernest W. Kueffner and Terri L. Packard, Boonsboro, Md.
South Mtn & Co Chocochip Charlie-ET, heifer calf 5 mos. 6,700
(Ernest Kueffner, Terri Packard, Kaitlyn Corbett and Nate Oleniacz)
Addison, Braxton and Easton Steinlage, Lawler, Iowa
South Mountain Giogawatt Clever-ET, cow 2 yrs. 6,300 (Nate Oleniacz and Kaitlyn Corbett, New Oxford, Pa.)
Russell Lynn Isley, Burlington, N.C.
South Mtn & Co Chocochip Respect-ET, heifer calf 8 mos. 6,000 (Ernest Kueffner, Terri Packard, Kaitlyn Corbett and Nate Oleniacz)
South Mountain VIP Refined-ET, heifer calf 6 mos. 5,700 (Ernest W. Kueffner and Terri L. Packard)
Renee Pierick and Kaitlyn Corbet, Cleveland, Wis.
South Mtn & Co Rockin Robin-ET, heifer calf 2 mos. 5,350 (Ernest Kueffner, Terri Packard, Kaitlyn Corbett and Nate Oleniacz)
Matt, Molly, Dane and Claire Sloan and Nate Oleniacz, Marshall, Wis.
Stella and Tessa Schmocker, Sadie Kropf and Kenley Hawbaker, Whitewater, Wis.
Borderview Joel Velvet-ET, heifer calf 8 mos. 4,900 (Tim and Sharon Abbott, Enosburg Falls, Vt.)
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AJCA Membership a Gift that Lasts a Lifetime
Still looking for the perfect gift for the special Jersey enthusiast? Membership in the American Jersey Cattle Association may be just what you are looking for.
Lifetime membership costs just $150, with no annual fee, and includes a package of benefits. Members are eligible for membership rates for registration, which will save $3.00 or more on each registration application. Active members (those who have either registered a Jersey or had a Jersey transferred into their ownership within a two-year period) have voting privileges at the AJCA Annual Meeting. And, most importantly, members can participate with one another, sharing ideas and experiences as they work together to improve the Jersey breed. Who is eligible? Anyone who owns a Registered Jersey and is interested in improving the Jersey breed can apply for membership in the AJCA. Those who do not own Jerseys but still have an interest in the breed are eligible for associate membership, also lifetime, with the $150 fee.
Junior membership in the Association is offered to youth under 21 years-of-age at no cost. They may register the offspring of Jerseys in their names at the membership rate. Juniors must now be a member to be eligible for all youth contests, scholarships and to show at The All American Jersey Show. Membership expires when the junior turns 21 years old, at which time membership of associate membership may be applied for.
Surprise the Jersey person in your life with a gift that will continue to give for years to come. For more information on lifetime membership to the American Jersey Cattle Association and for membership applications, contact the AJCA office at 614/8613636 or lboysel@usjersey.com.
In
Memoriam
Marvin Duggan
Marvin Duggan, Buhl, Idaho, 90, passed away on September 30, 2025.
He was born on August 6, 1935, in Nemaha, Neb., to the late Leo and Beulah Duggan. His family moved to Hagerman, Idaho, in May 1937.
Marvin raised Registered Jerseys beginning in the 1960s and bred cattle using the Marv Du prefix.
While Marvin was still in grade school, Leo took his brother, sister, and him to the fields to work for several Lucerne area farmers for 10 hours a day at 60 cents per hour. A short time later, Arnold Svancara came to Marvin and his siblings and said, “You guys are worth more than 60 cents,” and raised their pay to 85 cents. This taught Marvin very early the value of an honest, hard day’s work.
Duggan graduated from Hagerman High School in 1953 and then worked for his uncle Howard, farming his property. The following year, he accepted a job working for Svancara.
At that point, Marvin, his father and brother were also milking a few cows by hand. Because of his father’s poor health, Marvin installed a vacuum pump and Surge pails that he purchased with his entire first paycheck to milk the cows. His father saw the new system used just once before he passed away from a heart attack in December 1954. Marvin continued working for Svancara and then took a job with Salmon Falls Sheep, where he worked for two years. When his uncle Howard quit farming, he gave Mavin an Oliver 70 and an AllisChalmers C, which required two people to start: one pulling and one cranking. This was his start at farming. Duggan purchased a 40-acre farm in April 1959, and he and his mother and his younger brother moved to the place a month later. It was here that he supported his mother until her passing in 1994, and where he lived until his passing.
He purchased an additional 10 acres of farmland in 1963 and eventually rented another 60 acres. He delivered milk in 10-gallon cans to Pet Milk in Buhl until 1980. Three years later, Marvin and his sister purchased a small farm just up the street from his own, which he had sold to his niece. They went from milking three cows by hand in a small shed on her farm to milking 25 cows with a pipeline system and a 150-gallon bulk tank by 1984.
Marvin and his niece eventually
became partners in the Registered Jersey dairy, expanding the herd to 35 cows and the tank size to 250 gallons. He bred cattle using the Marv Du prefix. They used top A.I. sires and were diligent in testing with the Dairy Herd Improvement Association. The herd ranked nationally for genetic merit and production among similar-sized herds and earned a milk quality award from Jerome Cheese Company in 2001.
In 2005, his niece sold her farm, so Marvin built a new flat barn on his farm down the road and moved the cows. He eventually milked 45 cows in a parallelseven parlor. When he sold his milking herd to raise replacement heifers, he traveled to Oregon and Washington to make purchases and continued to develop genetics with the breed’s top A.I. sires.
The most recognized cow from Duggan’s herd was Marv Du Berretta Red Wing {4}, Excellent-94%, who died in 2012 at 17 years, seven months, 19 days of age. She had 132 direct female descendants across six generations owned by 16 different Jersey breeders in nine states. She had four sons in A.I. and a grandson that was syndicated in the All American Jersey Sale.
Duggan was a member of the American Jersey Cattle Association. He was a Genetic Recovery agent in the early years of that program, attended more than 20 annual meetings and regularly traveled to Louisville, Ky., for All American festivities. He supported youth programs through consignments to the Pot O’Gold Sale and the National Heifer Sale. He was also president of the Idaho Jersey Cattle Club.
Marvin exhibited Jerseys at local and state shows and loaned animals to 4-H members so they could participate in fairs. In the early years, he led a 28-member 4-H club and arranged with the local bank for each member to borrow $100 to buy a heifer. He then purchased heifers from farms across the state for that price. Using a lottery system, he numbered the heifers and placed the numbers in a hat for members to draw and claim their animals. The heifers were sold as springers to dairy producers in Arizona, turning a profit for youth.
Duggan gave his father credit for giving him the greatest gift of all—to value hard work, be honest and respect others. His life would not have been as full without the influence of his Jersey cows.
He is survived by a sister, Marge Sligar of Kimberly, Idaho; a brother, Wyman
(Pam) Duggan of Quincy, Wash.; many nieces and nephews; and many special friends who were like family.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Merna Lutz, and a brother, Fred Duggan.
Samuel Frederick Brady
Samuel Frederick “Sam” Brady, Calhoun, Tenn., 73, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2025.
He was born on February 24, 1952, to the late Emerson and Ida Mae Brady. He lived a life rooted in hard work, quiet dedication and service to his community.
Brady was a proud graduate of the University of Tennessee, where he earned a degree in dairy production, a fitting foundation for his many years as a dairy farmer. Sam tended the land with care and commitment until the early 2000s, when he transitioned to serving others as a small carrier and newspaper deliveryman. His steady presence and reliability were hallmarks of his character.
Sam was a member of the American Jersey Cattle Association and bred cattle using the Volunteer prefix.
He was also a devoted member of New Beginnings Baptist Church, where he served faithfully as song leader. His love of music and worship was a source of joy and strength, both to him and those around him.
He was marked by humility, perseverance and a deep connection to faith, family and the rhythms of rural life. He will be remembered for his quiet strength, his devotion to others and the simple kindness he extended to everyone he met.
He is survived by sisters, Dianne Brady (Joe) Fetzer and Janie Brady (Jeff) Wiseman; sister-in-law, Linda Womac Brady; and three nephews. He especially cherished his six greatnephews and great-nieces. Their laughter and visits brought him immense joy, and he took great pride in their lives. He also shared a close and loving friendship with Charlene, his dear companion and confidante. Their daily conversations and unwavering support for one another were a treasured part of his life.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Lee “Dick” Brady.
Ronnie Lee Mosser
Ronnie Lee Mosser, Geneva, Ind., 77, passed away on October 19, 2025, at his home on Pleasant Ridge Farm.
In Memoriam
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He was born on July 5, 1948, in Decatur, Ind., to the late Hugh David and Catherine Lucille (Fields) Mosser. He graduated from the last class of Geneva High School in 1966. He was class president and served as the state FFA president in 1968. He attended Purdue University and served his country in the Army National Guard.
Ronnie pursued a career in dairy farming, milking and breeding Registered Jersey cattle.
For more than two decades, he was a type traits appraiser and area representative for the national Jersey organizations. Since August 2008, he had served as the senior type traits appraiser for the team. During his tenure, he logged thousands of miles and scored 10s of thousands of cows across the country. He also attended hundreds of sales managed by Jersey Marketing Service over the years and was a well-respected ringman and sales representative at other cattle sales across the country.
Mosser’s steady work ethic and deep cow sense made him a cornerstone of the American Jersey Cattle Association’s
(AJCA) appraisal program. He set a standard not just for evaluating cattle, but for living with purpose. His passion carried him far beyond Indiana as he bred and exhibited many champion Jerseys on all levels. Pleasant Ridge Farm won Premier Breeder banners in many shows, including the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and World Dairy Expo for three consecutive years. Mosser officiated shows in all breeds, including six at the North American International Livestock Exposition, four at World Dairy Expo, three at the Big E and no fewer than 38 state fairs. He also judged shows in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador and Guatemala. He stood in the center of the ring at events like the National Jersey Jug Futurity in 2024 and was the official for Hoard’s Dairyman judging contest in 2012.
Mosser was the inaugural recipient of the Max Gordon Recognition Award in 2003.
Yet even on the biggest stages, he never lost sight of the cows, or the kids, who made it all matter.
Mosser was a member of the AJCA and the Berne American Legion and attended The Bridge Community
Church.
He is survived by six children, Jennifer (Noble) Zimmerman of Lipan, Texas, Bridget Mooser of Berne, B.J. Mosser of Fairbury, Ill., Tony (Natasha) Mosser of Geneva, Jobetha (Ben) Ford of Decatur, and Ronilea “Roni” (Keith Sprunger) Mosser of Geneva; a sister, Judi (Mark) Merkel of Geneva; 24 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He will also be missed by countless other friends whom he loved as if they were family. Memorials may be made to the Indiana State Junior Jersey Association.
